Bookmunch

Books reviews with the occasional interview thrown in for good measure

Menu Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Contributors
  • Send us stuff
  • Write for us
May 25, 2022May 8, 2022 bookmunch

“No sign of Boyle’s powers diminishing” – Talk to Me by TC Boyle

May 24, 2022May 8, 2022 bookmunch

“Better even than we expected” – Chivalry by Colleen Doran and Neil Gaiman

May 23, 2022May 20, 2022 bookmunch

“Offers questions as well as answers” – Everybody Hertz by Richard Mainwaring

May 23, 2022May 8, 2022 bookmunch

“HDM flash fictions” – The Imagination Chamber by Philip Pullman

May 22, 2022May 8, 2022 bookmunch

“Two parts Haruki Murakami and two parts Banana Yoshimoto” – The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

May 22, 2022May 20, 2022 bookmunch

“We liked it a whole lot” – Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz

May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 bookmunch

“If you like Ann Patchett or Rónán Hession, you’ll love this one” – Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine

May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 bookmunch

“Transformational, elliptical and animated” – Big Snake, Little Snake DBC Pierre

May 20, 2022May 8, 2022 bookmunch

“Goes from strength to strength” – The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 bookmunch

“You won’t read anything else like this in 2022” – Liarmouth by John Waters

May 18, 2022May 8, 2022 bookmunch

“More statement than soap opera” – Are You Enjoying? by Mira Sethi

May 17, 2022May 20, 2022 bookmunch

“Doesn’t outstay its welcome” – Reward System by Jem Calder

May 16, 2022May 11, 2022 bookmunch

“One for aficionados of historical fiction” – The Black Drop by Leonora Nattrass

May 15, 2022April 28, 2022 bookmunch

“A compelling mystery” – Before the Ruins by Victoria Gosling

May 14, 2022April 28, 2022 bookmunch

“A thriller that failed to thrill” – A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris

May 13, 2022May 20, 2022 bookmunch

“Pigs at the trough” – Chums by Simon Kuper

May 12, 2022May 11, 2022 bookmunch

“A book you can read for the writing alone” – Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks

May 11, 2022April 28, 2022 bookmunch

“There are chuckles here” – Pure Gold by John Patrick McHugh

May 10, 2022April 28, 2022 bookmunch

“Very, very readable” – The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye

May 9, 2022May 8, 2022 bookmunch

“A holiday in bookform” – Barcelona Dreaming by Rupert Thomson

May 8, 2022April 28, 2022 bookmunch

“Immediately recognisable” – My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley

May 7, 2022May 1, 2022 bookmunch

“An audacious balancing act” – The Trees by Percival Everett

May 6, 2022May 1, 2022 bookmunch

“Unflinching yet lyrical” – This World Does Not Belong to Us by Natalia Garcia Freire

May 5, 2022April 28, 2022 bookmunch

“Bridging a divide” – The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin

May 4, 2022May 1, 2022 bookmunch

“Immensely powerful” – The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

May 3, 2022April 28, 2022 bookmunch

“Extremely acute” – Assembly by Natasha Brown #GoldsmithsPrize2021

May 2, 2022May 1, 2022 bookmunch

“Smart, beautiful and very entertaining” – The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

May 1, 2022April 28, 2022 bookmunch

“Utilises its multiple perspectives to great effect” – China Room by Sunjeev Sahota #bookerprize

April 30, 2022April 25, 2022 bookmunch

“We liked it” – Days of Sand by Aimee de Jongh (trans. Christopher Bradley)

April 29, 2022April 19, 2022 bookmunch

“Falls a little flat” – Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Fred Fordham

Posts navigation

Older posts

Coming soon on Bookmunch

Either Or by Elif Batuman

The War for Gloria by Atticus Lish

Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson

Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz

The Men by Sandra Newman

Everybody Hertz by Richard Mainwaring

Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine

The Con Artists by Luke Healy

Tenants by Vicky Spratt

The Perfect Golden Circle by Benjamin Myers

 

Recent Posts

  • “No sign of Boyle’s powers diminishing” – Talk to Me by TC Boyle
  • “Better even than we expected” – Chivalry by Colleen Doran and Neil Gaiman
  • “Offers questions as well as answers” – Everybody Hertz by Richard Mainwaring
  • “HDM flash fictions” – The Imagination Chamber by Philip Pullman
  • “Two parts Haruki Murakami and two parts Banana Yoshimoto” – The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

Twitter

  • RT @Femi_Sorry: BREAKING: Rishi Sunak is announcing new support for the cost of living on the same day as the Sue Gray Report. TRANSLATION… 1 day ago
  • @WasOnceLoved And his Cabinet will be viewed like the Death Eaters from Harry Potter 1 day ago
  • @WasOnceLoved Agree a million per cent 1 day ago
  • RT @mrjamesob: Another shameful abnegation of any sense of journalistic duty, obviously. But keeping Johnson off the front page - and tryin… 1 day ago
  • RIP Cathal Coughlan. Thanks for the music and one of the greatest gigs I ever saw. 1 day ago

Pages

  • About
  • Contributors
  • Send us stuff
  • Write for us

Archives

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Bookmunch
    • Join 2,888 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Bookmunch
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar